Toyota Motor has halted auto production in Vietnam as the country enters lockdown. All cities in Vietnam stopped public gatherings and shut non-essential public services until April 15. Inbound flights have also been stopped and the number of domestic flights have also been decreased. According to the Vietnamese health ministry, Vietnam has a total of […]
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Toyota North America collaborates to manufacture ventilators, respirators
The Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) is working together with medical device companies to accelerate the manufacture of ventilators, respirators and other important devices for hospitals to fight the spread of the coronavirus, the company stated. The automaker said it is collaborating to produce 3-D printed face shields and mass production will start early next week. It is […]
Toyota and Hino to jointly develop fuel cell truck
Toyota Motor on Monday has stated that it would develop a heavy-duty fuel-cell truck in collaboration with its subsidiary, Hino Motors. The automaker views hydrogen technology as a zero-emissions alternative to the battery power for big commercial automobiles. Toyota also stated the truck, based on Hino’s Profia model, would be geared up with dual fuel cell stacks developed […]
Toyota collaborate with Nippon for smart city project in Japan
Toyota Motor has partnered with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) for establishing a capital tie-up to work together in smart city development in Japan, where autonomous vehicles will transport the civilians. The two companies have been collaborating on connected vehicles since 2017 that are geared up with advanced telecommunication systems since the same year. Under the […]
Toyota extends shutdown of North American plants to April 17
Toyota Motor stated it will extend a shutdown of all North American plants for two weeks because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and fall in vehicle demand. The automaker stated it will continue all assembly and component parts plants in Canada, Mexico and the United States shutdown through April 17. A number of U.S. states […]
Nissan, Honda, Toyota close more plants in Europe, Asia due to coronavirus
Japanese automakers on Wednesday stated they would temporarily stop more vehicle plants in Europe and Asia as coronavirus continues to spread and prompts countries to instruct non-essential businesses to postpone operations. An increasing number of global automakers have been closing plants in Europe and beyond as the COVID-19 outbreak is leading governments to impose commuting […]
Toyota names Kenta Kon as new finance chief officer
Toyota Motor has named Kenta Kon as its next chief financial officer on Tuesday and stated it would scrap executive vice president (EVP) roles as part of a drive to reorganize the company’s structure, enhance production systems and cut costs. Kon, who is presently chief accounting officer, will take on the automaker’s No. 2 position […]
Toyota plans spending $1.2 billion in EV plant in Tianjin with FAW
Japanese automaker Toyota prepares to build a new electric vehicle plant in the Tianjin, China with its regional partner FAW Group, a document from the local officials showed. The joint venture between Toyota and FAW prepares to invest around 8.5 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) in the concerning car plant in Tianjin, according to a document […]
Japan plants may be affected by virus-related supply issues, says Toyota
Toyota Motor on Wednesday stated that operations at its plants in Japan may be impacted by supply chain issues associated to the new coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks, as the worldwide outbreak gathers pace. The automaker, which operates 16 vehicle and parts sites in Japan, stated that it would decide on how to continue […]
Toyota plans partial restart at all four China plants
Toyota Motor stated on Friday it prepared for all four of its vehicle assembly plants in China to be in operation from this week after weeks of stoppages due to the coronavirus outbreak, although output at some plants would be limited. The Japanese automaker stated that production at its vehicle assembly plant located in Chengdu, […]
Toyota and Lexus recall cars for replacing engines
More than 44,000 cars and SUVs from the 2019 and 2020 model years are going to be recalled due to possible issues with overheating, stalling, or even catching fire. Affected vehicles consists of 2020 Toyota Camry, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Toyota Avalon Hybrid, and Lexus ES300h sedans, and 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid SUVs. The […]
Toyota to restart China output at three plants next week
Toyota Motor stated on Saturday it plans to restart output at three of its four major auto plants in China next week. The resumption of production had at first been slated for February 3 after the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, but was delayed due to the new coronavirus outbreak in China. Operations at Toyota’s […]
Toyota increase annual forecast on cost cuts, ideal sales
Japan’s leading automaker Toyota raised its yearly forecast Thursday following cost cuts and healthy sales quadrupled quarterly profits from the earlier year. As with other companies that have operations in China, the risk of coronavirus remains. Toyota Motor has stopped production at all its 12 plants in China, including four vehicle assembly plants. The closure […]
Toyota plans to make 100,000 pickups annually at new Mexican plant
Toyota Motor will increase production at its new Mexican plant to 100,000 vehicles annually by 2021, marking a major step to move production of its popular Tacoma pickup truck to Mexico from the United States, the company stated on Thursday. The plant located in the central state of Guanajuato, along with an older property near […]
Toyota union to seek smaller pay increase in 2020 compared to last year
Toyota Motor’s labor union prepares to seek an average pay increase of 10,100 yen ($91.98) per month in wage negotiations this year, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday. The demand for a pay increase is 600 yen less than the increase granted last year. The smaller request by the corporate bellwether could be a setback […]
